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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 5h

How can we use new technologies intentionally and avoid digital burnout?🤳
Paul Leonardi, Professor of Technology Management, explores this question in his newly published book, Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 8h

On October 9, aerospace engineer Sreedhara Somanath will be leading a seminar at UCSB, where he will discuss the resilience involved in the Chandrayaan-3 mission and the growing technological strength of India as a whole. 🚀

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 1d

UCSB physics professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. They were lauded for work that, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, "revealed quantum physics in action," affirming UCSB as the epicenter of quantum research.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 7d

Cadense, a UCSB startup that develops adaptive shoes, was recently selected as a finalist for a 2025 Innovation by Design Award presented by the American business magazine Fast Company.🏅

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 8d

We kicked off the new school year with the launch of the BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria (ExFAB). The new facility will allow researchers to make novel discoveries using previously unstudied microbes that could generate advances in biotechnology & biomanufacturing.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 15d

UCSB distinguished professor Eckart Meiburg has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to study sediment dynamics in collaboration with former UCSB mechanical engineering associate professor Alban Sauret.👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 26d

UCSB researchers have created a non-electronic soft robotic device that quickly and autonomously guides a soft tube into the trachea. The innovative tool improves airway access and raises survival odds in critical medical emergencies.💡

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · 29d

Bioengineering assistant professor Marley Dewey has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research award to support her work on recently discovered extracellular vesicles that play an important role in tissue repair.👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 21

Chuqiao (Elise) Chen, a postdoctoral researcher at UCSB, and her collaborators were awarded top honors at the 2025 Energy Frontier Research Center Principal Investigators’ Meeting. The team won the Student & Postdoc Team Science Competition.👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 19

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The 2nd Annual NIH T32 Symposium at UCSB

Keynote speakers, faculty researchers, and scholars in bioengineering presented their cutting-edge research addressing real-world health issues.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 19

Seven graduate students recently presented their research at the 2nd Annual T32 Symposium, organized by the Bioengineering Department.👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 13

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UCSB Professor James B. Rawlings Receives Top Honor for Control Systems Engineers

James B. Rawlings becomes only the fifth chemical engineer to receive the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award since 1979.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 13

UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has been named the recipient of the 2025 Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, the highest recognition of professional achievement for U.S. control systems engineers and scientists.👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 8

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UCSB Launches Hands-on Semiconductor-Manufacturing Summer Courses

The courses offer a pathway for non-engineers to fill important jobs in a critical industry.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 8

This year, UCSB launched 2 new semiconductor-manufacturing summer courses! 🔬☀️

“Equipment Maintenance Technician” & “Microchip Fabrication I,” emphasize precision, documentation, teamwork & the iterative nature of device fabrication, all skills essential for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Chemical Engineering Student Anika Jena Receives ACS Award

The chemical engineering student was one of only two undergraduates nationwide selected to receive funding and present research at the national conference.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Aug 6

Congratulations to Anika Jena, a rising fourth-year chemical engineering major at UC Santa Barbara, for receiving an Eli Lilly Travel Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Committee (WCC) and Eli Lilly and Company.👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Jul 31

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Arpit Gupta Receives Google Funding to Develop Low-Cost Network Foundation Models

The two awards reflect the perceived importance of his innovative research.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Jul 31

Arpit Gupta has been recognized with the Google Research Scholar Award and Google ML (machine learning) and Systems Junior Faculty Award for his pioneering work at the intersection of machine learning and computer networks.👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Startup Leaders Present at the CNSI Technology Incubator’s Tenth Anniversary

Representatives from eleven companies that began in the Incubator shared their stories.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Jul 29

This past June, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Technology Incubator celebrated its 10th anniversary!👏

A group gathered to tell stories about their varied roads to creating, developing, and selling their diverse and innovative products — and the role of the Incubator in their progress.

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UC Santa Barbara @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social · Jul 17

Today it was announced that UCSB's next chancellor will be Dr. Dennis Assanis, a distinguished scholar and accomplished higher education leader.

Approved by the UC Board of Regents, he'll assume his role on Sept. 1, 2025. ow.ly/haUT50WrqjM

Dr. Dennis Assanis appointed as UC Santa Barbara’s next chancellor

Assanis comes to UC from the University of Delaware, where he has served as president since 2016. He will assume his role at UC Santa Barbara on September 1, 2025.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Rachel Segalman Named UCSB's Vice Chancellor for Research

The distinguished chemical engineer and materials scientist joined the UCSB faculty in 2014.

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Jul 17

Congratulations to UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman, who has been named the university’s new Vice Chancellor for Research!👏

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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering @ucsbengineering.bsky.social · Jul 16

Her goal is to develop a hands-on curriculum and research program that prepares students to understand contemporary controls and robotics methodologies and encourages them to contribute in meaningful and responsible ways. 💡

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Q&A With New COE Faculty: Charlott Vallon

The new assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering restructures the hierarchy of learning controls for complex cyber-physical systems.

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